2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER ACCESSING THE EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER LOCKED POWER DOORS, THEY FAILED TO RELEASE OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT. THE TIMING BELT ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR, OIL SWITCH RELAY AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGED PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE OIL WAS TOO THICK TO BE RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED AND WAS CAUSING A BACKUP OF OIL WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE PARKED UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,253.

TIMING CHAIN WENT DO TO SLUDGE BUILD UP HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

CAR WAS MAINTAINED IMMACULATELY, 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE DOA DATE, THERE WAS A VERY FAINT TICKING SOUND (LIKE A ROULETTE WHEEL SPINNING "CLICK" SOUND) COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND HAVE THE CARS NEW NOISE CHECKED. HE SAID IT COULD BE A LIFTER TICKING AND THE OIL CHANGE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. HE WAS CORRECT ABOUT THE SOUND MUTING HOWEVER THE ISSUE MAY BE THE TINY OIL PORT HOLES IN THESE MITSUBISHI MADE MOPAR ENGINES. ON THE DAY OF THE ENGINES DEATH IT MADE THE SAME TICKING SOUND, MY CUE THAT I COULD SHARE WITH ANYONE ABOUT TO HAVE THIS FAILURE OCCUR, WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR I NOTICED AN EXTRA "SPINNING" SOUND UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR. IT IS MINOR SO LISTEN CLOSE TO YOUR START-UP. THE TICKING GOT LOUDER AND EVENTUALLY AT A...

I BOUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE OF 2010 KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE I HAVE NEVER RAN THE CAR OVER 55 MPH NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON KEPT CAR UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CHECKED OIL IT WAS OUT HAD IT CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO AND ALSO WHEN I ADDED MORE OIL IN THE CAR THE OIL CAME UP ON DIP STICK VERY SLUDGY FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW ENGINE BY A MECHANIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROD MALFUNCTIONED IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND WITHIN THE ENGINE FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

THIS IS A BASIC VEHICLE COMPLAINT THAT I FEEL DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX ON THEIR 2.7L ENGINES. I AND AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE COMPANY IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP FIX IT WHEN IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. OTHER MECHANICS HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. I THINK THAT SOME AUTHORITY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE THEM RECALL THIS ENGINE. PEOPLE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND NEED THEM TO WORK. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE. I HAD A FRONT END CRASH WITH NO APPARENT ENGINE DAMAGE. WHEN THE COSMETICS WERE REPAIRED AND I CRANKED THE ENGINE AGAIN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. OIL LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT TIMES AND NOW HAS KNOCK IN ENGINE. I BLAME THIS ON A DESIGN FLAW IN THE OIL GALLEYS OF THE 2.7 ENGINE. *TR

HELLO MY NAME PAULA HOWARD. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY. I CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHEN HE LIFTING THE HOOD OF MY CAR THERE WAS STEAM COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. HE THEN CHECKED THE OIL AND SAW ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. THEY OF COURSE WILL NOT TOUCH IT OR WARRANTY IT. THEY WANT A LOT OF MONEY TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND THAT I AM BY FAR NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

2000 INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED UP DURING DRIVING 12/3/09. AUTO CENTER SUGGESTS THIS IS AN ENGINE FAILURE LIKE SO MANY OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT OF THIS TYPE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING POWER AND SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. NO WARNINGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $7,000. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE A DIFFERENT DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

DRIVING ALONG ROADWAY CAR MADE LOUD NOISE AND STALLED COULD NOT RESTART CAR HAD TOWED TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD ENGINE HAD SEIZED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HAD NO WARNING WILL COST BETWEEN 2000AND 3500 TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE DIAGNOSTIC COST $235. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE AT THE COST OF $4,210. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO SEND THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO DETERMINE IF SHE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION OR A FOLLOW UP CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,532 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. EARLIER THIS YEAR IT JUST FAILED, ENGINE SEIZED. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZING BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. I WAS DIRECTED BY A WEB SITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 68-69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT HIGH AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FUSE BOX AND SEVERAL WIRES WERE MELTED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND BOTH FILED REPORTS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THAT TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF UPDATED 07/20/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT OIL SLUDGE DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $5,000. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,646.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ECM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE RE-INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $429. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000.

IN JUNE OF 2006 MY 200 DODGE INTREPID I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD OILSLUDGE AND HAVE NOT HAD IT RUNNING SINCE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF RECOMPENSE FROM THE MOTOR COMPANY BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT MUCH AS OF YET EXCEPT THAT IT IS STILL IN PROCESS. I FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO HAVING MY ENGINE REPLACED, SINCE I STILL PAID OFF THE CAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND QUIT RUNNING. COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $2200.00 FOR USED ENGINE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. AUTOMOBILE IS PARKED AT HOME. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ALSO STATED COST FOR NEW ENGINE AND LABOR WOULD BE $5000.00. *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *TR

MY WATER PUMP BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. I THANKFULLY WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING IN THE PARKING LOT AND JUST MADE IT BEFORE AN ONCOMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR WHERE IT COST 834$ JUST TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE WORK INVOLVED IN REPLACING A WATERPUMP ON THAT 2.7L V6 POS DODGE INTREPID. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHILE DRIVING TO CLASS, I PARKED AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP BY ITSELF ONCE AGAIN WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND HE SAID BRING IT IN I BARELY MADE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND ONCE AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURNED IN THE PARKING LOT MY CAR STALLED AND...

MY CAR DIED ON JANUARY 23RD FOR GOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE AND I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED. FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND MAKE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY BOYFRIEND, ME AND OUR SON WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME FROM MY MOTHERS HOUSE WE TURNED INTO CVS AND THE CAR DIED!!!!! IT STARTED BACK UP AND WE MADE IT OUT OF THE WAY OF THE OTHER CARS BEHIND US. WHEN IT RESTARTED THIS TIME IT WAS AN AWFUL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE PARKED IT AND I CALLED MY STEP-DAD AND HE SAID TO TRY AND GET IT HOME AND HE WOULD LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY. WE GOT THE CAR HOME AND HE CAME TO LOOK AT...

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD THE OIL SENDING UNIT PRESSURE SWITCH AND A FEW OTHER THINGS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AND YET THE OIL LIGHT STILL COMES ON IN MY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T KEEP AFFORDING TO TAKE IT IN TO A SHOP AND I MAINTAIN THE OIL CHANGES BEFORE THE 3000 MILES IF NOT EXACTLY ON THE 3000 MILES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE ANY KIND OF RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERNAL FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

I BOUGHT THIS 2000 DODGE INTREPID, V-6, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, NEW FROM A DEALER IN DECEMBER, 1999. IN 2003, WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS IF IT HAD BEEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. INTERESTINGLY, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NO INDICATION OF EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDUP, WHICH APPARENTLY IS THE BASIS OF MOST COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE. I PAID ABOUT $200, AND WAS SATISFIED AT THAT POINT. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD LOTS OF (RELATIVELY MINOR) REPAIRS DONE ON THIS CAR, AND I WOULD RATE IT BELOW AVERAGE FOR RELIABILITY. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH MEANS THE CURRENT ENGINE HAS ABOUT 41,000 MILES. THE ENGINE HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE ONLY WARNING WAS AN INTERMITTENT (NOT CONSISTENT) CLICKING SOUND, WHICH MY MECHANIC FELT WAS COMING FROM THE HOUSING OVER THE FRONT PART OF THE ENGINE (WHERE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2008, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES WHEN IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY SINCE I BOTH THE CAR IN 2007. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES. NOW IN 2008 IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 85000. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES OF THE NOISE STARTED MY CAR COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NOT ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE. LUCKILY A COP CAME BY WHO CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AFTER TOWING THE CAR TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS. I HAVE LOW MILES, PROPER MAINTENANCE TO THE CAR, AND NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION. (WORKING ON) REPLACING DAMAGED PARTS AND OR ENGINE. *TR

MULTIPLE LOW-SPEED STALLS/ENGINE SHUTDOWN; SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT PRECEDE THE STALL. UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BE GIVEN ALL REGULAR ROUTINE SERVICE, OIL CHANGES, ETC., BY DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. CURRENTLY ONLY 55, 450 MILES ON VEHICLE. PROBLEMS BEGAN OCCURRING WITHIN LAST YEAR. DEALER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY TROUBLE CODES AFTER EVALUATION OF STALL COMPLAINTS. DEALERSHIP NOT FORTHCOMING WITH ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH 2.7L ENGINE, ALTHOUGH MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON INTERNET SITES INCLUDING NHTSA WEBSITE. APPARENTLY THERE EXISTS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CHRYSLER CORP DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, AS IT IS PERVASIVE FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

OIL SLUDGE CAUSED MOTOR TO FAIL AT 80,000 MILES. *TR

I TOOK MY 2000 INTREPID TO THE CAR SHOP BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY OIL WAS FINE. THEN A MONTH LATER MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I THEN LEARNED THAT MY ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED EVEN AFTER ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAD A DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO DO RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE SAME AS I HAD. I WANT TO KNOW WHY NO-ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. I ACTUALLY HAD A PART PERSON AT FIRESIDE DODGE IN MODESTO TELL ME THAT A PART I WAS BUYING WAS A KNOWN DEFECT PART AND THAT IS WHY THEY CHANGED IT BUT THEY WEREN'T PUTTING OUT A NOTICE UNTIL THEY WERE FORCED TO BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE, I PUT THE LATEST INCIDENT AS THE DATE BUT THIS IS THE THIRD TRAGIC INCIDENT WITH THIS ENGINE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I HAD TO HAVE ALL MY RODS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN A PART CONNECTED TO MY RADIATOR BLEW...

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS AT 55MPH ON A RURAL ROAD LATE AT NIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT CAR. TIMING BELT AND GUIDES ENG DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES FROM WHEN I BOUGHT IT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND SLUDGE BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HAD REPAIRS DONE AFTER CONTINUAL COMPLAINTS TOOK 5 MONTHS TO GET CAR REPAIRED. 5 MONTHS LATER AND 10,000 MILES THE ENGINE GOES AGAIN. AT 21 THIS CAR SITS IN MY DAD'S DRIVEWAY RUSTING. REPLACEMENT PARTS COULD NOT BE LOCATED. REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE I CAN NOT PAY FOR. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP. I'VE HAD BETTER HELP FROM MY DOG! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID 2000 I HAVE A LOUD MOTOR KNOCK, WITH NO WARNING OF ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AT ALL. I WAS TAKING IT DOWN THE STREET TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT JUST DIED, NO IT WILL NOT START. I AM TOLD THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING IT. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. I ONLY HAVE 110,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND IT IS ALREADY THE 2ND MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE INVOLVING THE ENGINE MOTOR. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE IN THAT PARTICULAR MOTOR WAS THE WORST MOTOR EVER PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ALONE WOULD COST $400 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE MOTOR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE MOTOR COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION. HE CHECKED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT BARELY HAD ANY OIL. HE ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE, HOPING IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE, WHICH IT DID FOR 3 OR 4 MILES. THE CONTACT THEN HAD TO PULL OVER ONCE AGAIN FOR THE MOTOR NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS SHOT DUE TO A SPUN MAIN BEARING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IN APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR TO FORTY MINUTES, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE ONTO HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR DROPPED DUE TO SLUDGE. THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN OCTOBER OF 2000. WITHIN 2 YEARS I HAD THE INNER TIE RODS AND WEATHER STRIPPING/DOOR TRIM REPLACED. WHENEVER I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES, THE MECHANIC WOULD NOTIFY ME OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE. BEYOND REPAIR WITH ONLY 94,000 MILE LEFT ON THE CAR. THIS WAS JUST AFTER I PAID TO REPLACE AN EVAPORATOR COIL THAT WAS LEAKING AND THE INNER TIE RODS FOR THE SECOND TIME. I ALSO PAID OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE WEATHER STRIPPING FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE REPLACED A RADIATOR THAT WAS LEAKING AND A SHIFT CABLE THAT HAD SEIZED UP PREVENTING MY CAR FROM SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I FIGURE THOSE WERE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THE ENGINE IS WHAT REALLY BLOWS MY MIND WITH SUCH LOW MILES AND REGULAR MAINTANENCE. PLEASE HELP....

HAD MILD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE A FEW MONTHS AGO, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THAT IS WHERE I LEARNED THE REPUTATION OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. HE ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE WE BECAME THE LATEST VICTIM. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE AFTERNOON THE ENGINE STARTED DEVELOPING AN EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED CLATTERING, KNOCK AND VIBRATION; AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO TEAR ITSELF APART. PULLED OVER TO AVOID SUBJECTING ENGINE TO EVEN MORE DAMAGE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. WILL NOT SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL CHRYSLER HANDS ME A CHECK FROM A LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT. *TR

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND A/C FAILURE OF DODGE INTREPIDS. *TR

NEED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR TO MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER CAUSED BY BAD ENGINES. MY INTREPID HAS A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I WAS CURRENT ON ALL MY OIL CHANGES, IT STARTED OFF SMOKING ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGES,KNOCKING NOISES, ALSO EXPERIENCED BAD DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE LAWSUIT WAS TOLD TO ME BY A MECHANIC, AND WAS ALSO STATED THAT CHRYSLER WOULD REIMBURSE THE VALUE OF THE CAR, OR REPAIR CAR NEED TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE ASAP!!!! THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE ENGINE STALLED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. SHE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF CURRENT DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103780. (SC) UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED THE POLICE. FLAMES BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM UNDER THE ENGINE AND HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED, STABILIZED THE FIRE, AND TOWED THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SALVAGE YARD TO INVESTIGATE. THE CONTACT HAS STILL NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD AND SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE HEAD GASKETS SUCKED UP ALL THE OIL. THERE WAS STILL OIL IN THE ENGINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH, WHICH CAUSED A ROD TO BLOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 141,389. UPDATED 07/15/08.*LJ UPDATED 07/15/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO MAKE RATTLING NOISES WHEN DRIVING BEYOND 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSIONER SNAPPED DUE TO BUILT UP OIL SLUDGE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD EVENTUALLY RECUR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HIS RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED, BUT DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS STARTED, SHE COULD NOT DRIVE FAR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THAT VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS YET TO BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.